This is the crime bulletin from the Albany Police Department for the shifts from Jan. 16 through Jan. 23. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report. 

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JAN. 16

9:07 a.m. A woman reported that someone tried to steal a vehicle parked on Pierce Street.

9:34 a.m. Someone reported that a thief also tried to steal a second vehicle on Pierce.

9:46 a.m. Someone reported that flowers left at the World War II memorial on Key Route Boulevard and Solano Avenue were disappearing the following day.

10:20 a.m. Someone reported that a woman in black pants, a white scarf and a white jacket was going into people's yards with a shopping cart to take recycling. Police were unable to locate her.

3:09 p.m. Someone reported that his or her rear license plate had gone missing after a trip to the car wash the prior day.

3:20 p.m. A man grabbed a woman at Albany Bowl. Police arrested Lawrence Snyder of Albany on suspicion of public intoxication and sexual assault. He was taken to the Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in downtown Oakland.

JAN. 17

3:17 p.m. Someone reported that four teens took a cell phone from a student at Albany High. They asked to use it and then ran away. Police took a case report. 

5:51 p.m. Someone stole a vehicle from the 600 block of Jackson Street, possibly in the early morning hours.

JAN. 18

No notable calls for service.

JAN. 19

3:03 a.m. Police gave a warning to someone collecting recycling at Clay and Adams streets. 

6:31 a.m. Four burglaries in the 500 block of Pierce Street were reported between 6:30 and 8:40 a.m. 

7:42 a.m. Someone broke into a car in the 1100 block of Neilson Street.

1:03 p.m. Someone stole a vehicle that had been parked near the Albany Library earlier that day.

1:42 p.m. Police gave a warning to a women in her 60s with a shopping cart and a red jacket who was going onto people's properties on Kains Avenue to collect recycling. 

8:45 p.m. Someone reported that a lemon had been thrown onto his or her porch on Ordway Street for the second time.

JAN. 20

8:17 a.m. Someone reported a suspicious vehicle in a driveway on Adams Street in which someone had been sleeping for several days.

10:37 a.m. A man who may have been trying to call "411" said he was concerned that his television didn't have a picture. He was referred to another agency for help.

12:16 p.m. Someone asked police to check on a man who has been sleeping in the doorway of the former Blockbuster video store. He was wrapped in blankets and sleeping bags but the caller was concerned due to inclement weather.

6:30 p.m. Someone stole a vehicle at or near the Albany Hill Mini Mart, in the 800 block of San Pablo Avenue.

6:56 p.m. Police responded to a vehicle-vs.-pedestrian accident on Adams Street and Solano. Someone was taken to the hospital. (Albany Patch has requested additional information from the Police Department.)

JAN. 21

2:32 a.m. Police arrested Benjamin Hannon of Pinole on suspicion of driving under the influence at Solano and Kains. He was taken to the Glenn Dyer jail. 

7:46 a.m. Someone reported a pothole and water main break on Masonic; the caller was referred to Public Works. 

10:45 a.m. Police found a signal light out at Solano and Santa Fe avenues. 

11:02 a.m. Someone reported a leak in the middle of Talbot Avenue causing water to come up from the seams in the road. The caller was referred to an outside agency.

11:55 a.m. Someone accessed an unlocked vehicle in the 1600 block of Sonoma Avenue during the night. (There was no information in the police log about a reported loss, but the incident was listed as a petty theft.)

1:18 p.m. Someone broke into two locked vehicles in the 1000 block of Ordway overnight. 

1:19 p.m. Another vehicle in the same block of Ordway was reported to have been broken into.

1:39 p.m. Someone reported that toilet paper had been stolen from Albany Library, but police determined that the report was unfounded.

2:45 p.m. Someone stole an unlocked vehicle from the garage at Gateview Condominiums sometime in the prior 24 hours. 

6:54 p.m. Police arrested Noel Hernandez Villalobos of Oakland on suspicion of driving under the influence at Interstate 80 and Buchanan Street. He was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. 

JAN. 22

12:22 a.m. Police were called to a report of a loud party on Jackson Street, and gave the party-goers a warning.

1:42 a.m. Someone reported that an unoccupied rear in-law unit on Evelyn Avenue was engulfed in flames. (Albany Patch has requested additional information from the Fire Department.)

10:47 a.m. Someone reported finding a blue mountain bike near Dartmouth and the Ohlone Greenway, but police were not able to locate it. 

12:32 p.m. Someone hit and damaged a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Evelyn the prior night. 

1:07 p.m. Someone reported that a vandal had spray painted a cement wall in the 1100 block of Neilson the prior night. 

2:39 p.m. Police gave a warning to an older man on Curtis Street who was said to be going through people's recycling on a regular basis. 

JAN. 23

9:20 a.m. Someone broke into a garage overnight in the 900 block of Neilson. 

1:33 p.m. Someone stole a woman's wallet from her unlocked vehicle in front of the laundromat in the Happy Donuts parking lot. 

2:14 p.m. Someone reported a possible burglary after seeing a door open to a neighbor's home, in the 1500 block of Terrace Street, even though no one was supposed to be home. Police took a report.

7:18 p.m. Someone stole two bicycles from a closed, but unlocked, garage in the 700 block of Stannage Avenue. 

7:45 p.m. Someone broke into the caller's home, in the 1200 block of Portland Avenue, while the resident was on vacation. 

IN OTHER NEWS...

* The El Cerrito Police Department reported, on Jan. 13, the arrest of Andrew Shiber of Albany on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, via localcrimenews.com.

* The El Cerrito Police Department reported, on Jan. 14, the arrest of Angelo Barrera of Albany on suspicion of public intoxication and petty theft, via localcrimenews.com.

* The El Cerrito Police Department reported, on Jan. 18, the arrest of Michelle Nguyen of Albany on suspicion of petty theft, via localcrimenews.com.

* The Berkeley Police Department reported, on Jan. 22, the arrest of Dylan Haight, 23, of Albany, on suspicion of driving under the influence, via localcrimenews.com.

* The Berkeley Police Department reported, on Jan. 22, the arrest of Eric Martin of Albany on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, via localcrimenews.com.

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